LEADERS OF BENTON COUNTY WILL DECIDE HOW TO PAY FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. 40/29'S JOSH TAYLOR TELLS US ABOUT THE OPTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE. HE'S LIVE IN BENTONVILLE. IN ABOUT AN HOUR THE BENTON COUNTY QUORUM COURT WILL VOTE TO TAKE PART OF THAT FUNDING OUT OF THEIR ROAD BUDGET. BUT THE COUNTY JUDGE SAYS THE OPTION THEY'LL TALK ABOUT TONIGHT ONLY SOLVES PART OF THE PROBLEM. Bob Clinard, Benton County Judge: "This will be an ongoing discussion for sometime, and I foresee that... well, I don't know what to foresee." THE PROBLEM IS THE COUNTY HAS A 750 THOUSAND DOLLAR SHORTFALL TO PAY FOR ITS AMBULANCE SERVICES. THE QUORUM COURT WILL VOTE TONIGHT TO TAKE 450 THOUSAND FROM THE ROAD DEPARTMENT BUDGET AND TRANSFER IT INTO THE GENERAL FUND. BUT THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. Clinard: "They've still got 300,000 that's got to come out of other parts of the county budget this year. Next year it's $1.2 million total. That's the requested amount from the providers." JUDGE CLINARD SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW IF THE VOTE TONIGHT WILL PASS, OR WHERE THE REST OF THE FUNDING WILL COME FROM IF THE VOTE PASSES. Clinard: "I don't know where they're going to cut it. I'm sure everyone's going to be asked to cut their budgets a lot to cover this." THE JUDGE SAYS THE TOTAL SHORTFALL IS ABOUT THREE PERCENT OF THE COUNTY'S OPERATING BUDGET, BUT FUNDING THE EMS SERVICES OUT OF THAT BUDGET COULD AFFECT OTHER SERVICES LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT. REPORTING LIVE IN BENTONVILLE, JOSH TAYLOR, 40/29 NEWS. THE ROAD DEPARTMENT BUDGET IS THE COUNTY'S SECOND-LARGEST